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Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Employment – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 9 July 1974.

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Photo of Mr Christopher Tugendhat Mr Christopher Tugendhat , City of London and Westminster South 12:00, 9 July 1974

How does the hon. Gentleman reconcile his optimistic statement with the collapse in consumer spending revealed in the first part of the year and with the dismal state of hire-purchase figures? Surely these are much more revealing than his hon. Friend's question and his rather sanguine reply.